National Republican., 1887-10-21
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences in and About the
CIty.

Minor Occurrences In and About the
City.
The Custer Guards have changed their arm.
cry TO Bunch's Hail. on Eighth street north
west.
The property-owners of Colonial Beach will
at that place.
The Fishhawk, having on board Oommis.
sioner Goode and others, arrived at the navy
yard yesterday morning.
S. II. Walker has sold to W. II. Harrison for
5000 part of lot ~, square Sl5, known as No.
l22 Fifth street northeast.
The first and final account OF George G.
Walker executor of the estate Of Barbara
Koch, was filed yesterday
Judd & Detweiler nave offered ITO do work
for the attorneys Office at 60 cents per thou
sand ems for ilfly copies or under"
Register Clagett has received for record an
exemplded copy of the will of the late John
Contee, of Prince George county, Md.
The letter addressed to the commissioners
gotten up by the convention committee OF the
Columbia Club was received yesterday.
VIM. johnson was given thirty Gays by Judge
Smell yesterday for stealing a coat aud a pair
ofpants belonging to Robert l.. Moulton.
II ia decided that the Hickey road is not a
county road, and the commissioners will not
improve II until dedication of 1t to the pub
lie is made.
the first OF the l0-inch rifle guns for the mon
itor Miantonomoh, and sent 1t to the testing
grounds at Annapolis
The funeral of the late John II. Codrick took
place yesterday afternoon from the Epiphany
Chapel, on Maryland avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets southwest.
Certain photographers here who were en-.
gagged in the manufacture of obscene pictures
Tor cigarette manufacturers have stopped the
work 1.-THE suggestion Of the police.
The commissioners reply e the request to
Seventh street road that there are no funds
available for WORK OF that character.
The burning of woodshed in rear of J. L.
Libbey's house, corner Of Thirty.lrs; aud p
streets, at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon caused
an alarm from box 7Sl. The damage do1e was
slight
Benz. spriggs, coorcd. was yesterday sem
tenct d at Upper Marlboro, Md, to seventeen
years imprisonment In the states prison for
the murder OF George Rawlett, at Sultland,
Sept "a.
Metsrs. J, A. Mardel and D. $. Mackall, as
solicitors for George G. Walker, by q bill in
equity sgainst +. j. Kohler. seeks TO subject
the estate of Barbara Koch to reimburse him
for, money overpaid us guardian OF Emma
Kohler.
The independent Order of Good samaritans
ana Daughters of Samaria will parade on the
22d instant after which they go TO Brook
Grove, Md, where the anniversary sermon
will be preached by the Rev. Benjamin Cant.
of Baltimore.
The District commissioners say that II Is not
their intention topreyent the sale Of liquor by
legitimate dealers. The object is to stop the
sale of liquor by the drink in the barrooms
that assume the cloak of grocery or provision
stores to carry on the liquor traffic,
The Anacostia branch of the w. G. T. U. yes.
terday filed with the commissioners a map
showing the location of every lot In that vii
lsge, and also indicating by c0lors the position
of the owner on the liquor question. They
ask that no liquor licenses be granted there.